Good Night for Jakes | RECAP: OTT @ MTL

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Jake Evans (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL | Game 62, Home Game 30 | Saturday March 19, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

5-1

SENATORS

Ottawa
Jake Evans (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Jonathan Drouin – Rem Pitlick – Mike Hoffman

Artturi Lehkonen – Christian Dvorak – Joel Armia

Michael Pezzetta – Jake Evans – Paul Byron

Defence pairings

Alexander Romanov – Brett Kulak 

Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry

Corey Schueneman – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Laurent Dauphin

Injuries

Ryan Poehling (upper-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), Kale Clague (upper-body), Andrew Hammond (lower-body), Tyler Pitlick (undisclosed), David Savard (ankle), Carey Price (knee), Shea Weber (multiple injuries)

COVID-19 protocol

none

Game Report

There have been very few games like this one this season. The Canadiens were outshot by the visitors with the Senators also holding an advantage in shot attempts. Last but not least, Ottawa dominated high-danger scoring chances 13-6.

Yet the Canadiens got solid netminding from Jake Allen. And the Habs skaters took advantage of shaky goaltending by Filip Gustavsson. Allen won for the first time since November 27th.

The Canadiens offence was provided by five different scorers. Cole Caufield continued his hot streak with his 13th goal of the season. Jack Evans had a goal and an assist on his way to being named first star.

The other three goal scorers, Brett Kulak, Joel Armia and Paul Byron, while longshots, could be auditioning for teams that need to add depth players before the trade deadline. Artturi Lehkonen continues to be attracting the most attention from potential suitors.

Kent Hughes was pictured taking an important call on the broadcast. His phone should be ringing often before Monday’s 3:00 pm ET deadline.

Up Next

The Canadiens are halfway through their six-game homestand by hosting the Boston Bruins on Monday night at the Bell Centre.

Plus

▲  Jake Evans, Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Armia, Alexander Romanov, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Jake Allen, Brett Kulak, Corey Schueneman

Minus

▼  Jonathan Drouin, Jeff Petry, Mike Hoffman, Rem Pitlick, Joel Edmundson 

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Drouin Returns | PREVIEW: OTT @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   SENATORS
27 Shots 30
66 Face-off % 35
1-for-2 Power Play 1-for-2
8 Penalty Minutes 6
25 Hits 32
42 Corsi For 58
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (17-36-9) 1 3 1 – – 5
Senators (22-35-5) 1 0 0 – – 1
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Evans (8), Byron (2), Caufield (13), Armia (3)-PPG, Kulak (3)
  • OTT: Norris (26)-PPG 
  • MTL: Allen (W) (6-16-3)
  • OTT: Gustavsson (L) (3-11-1)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
NHL3stars
  1. Jake Evans  MTL
  2. Joel Armia  MTL
  3. Jake Allen  MTL

Watch

Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis on Corey Schueneman

  • “I think the American League probably built his confidence by just getting a lot of reps, a good amount of ice time and it kept his development going in the right direction.“

Josh Anderson

  • “We have a lot of confidence in our team right now. I love who how we go into every game expecting to win. It’s a good mindset from everyone.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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1 COMMENT

  1. salut-bien chers amis allhabs,
    surprised with the sens tonite,thought it would be much closer.
    they are going thru tough times too,eh
    some impressions?
    joel armia doesn’t look himself?distracted/burdened with all the trade talk?
    CH62,we gotta keep the kid.he’s polyvalent.the indespensible type.
    CH41,speed to burn.extra gear.polyvalent too.
    CH25,pulling for the kid.get back soon my friend.
    if i was a contender,who would i want?CH44,joel edmundson.cannott send him away.
    CH64,CH77,continue to impress.pitlick too.
    2 more days of apprehension and distress,eh
    imagine the players,,,bought and sold like a piece of property eh
    see what happenns monday when the smoke clears,
    “less is sometimes more”.
    cheers,
    merci pour l’ecoute
    portez-vous tous bien
    familleCH,toujours
    guyCH10 soit toujours avec-nous en prieres et pensees

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